MAMADY KEÏTA

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MAMADY KEÏTA

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Mandeng Djara

"A musician who is the bearer of a culture - his culture - must create moments when it can be performed, known and shared - when it can be allowed to live. I have been doing this for a long time all over the world, although I do not intend to stop there. I want to use my own musical mother tongue. I still have things to say with my hands on the djembe skin. I could only have made the recording Mandeng Djara in Guinea. There, together with the singers, the musicians, my most faithful partners as well as the yournger ones who will be the musicians of tomorrow, we spoke together in the same language, we played together and breathed together. Everything was straightforward, because we were at home. Guinea was going through difficult times at the time of this recording in February 2007; there were confrontations in the streets, strikes, revolts against those in power...All of these events undoubtedly gave us the strength to come together each day and bring our project to fruition." - Mamady Keita

DrumSkull Drums is the world's leading percussion shop rooted in the music of West Africa. For almost two decades we have offered professional instruments of uncompromised quality. We remain true to our goals and we continue to expand on our focus of quality and community. Our inspiration is a culmination of over thirty years of West African & Congolese drum and dance education felt strong in the bay area of California. As students of this music, we feel extremely fortunate to have the respect and support of so many influential teachers throughout the US and in Africa. (Read more...)